I Hated Country Music Until I Met Lena
“Who was this country-music-loving New Englander? I both hated and loved that she seemed to be playing this garbage as if to impress me.”
AM/PM: Reclaiming Domesticity
Domesticity is queer culture. It is taking a space, making it feel good for you, taking care of it, showing it love, and then letting that place show you love in return.
Drawn to Comics: America Vol 1: “The Life and Times of America Chavez” Punches You In the Face (In a Good Way)
“The first time I read a comic with America Chavez, it was Young Avengers and it changed my entire view of comics. I had never seen a character that was so much like me and such a badass. The first time I read a comic with America Chavez written by former Autostraddle writer Gabby Rivera, it changed everything all over again.”
What Are Dental Dams, and How Do They Work?
Why dental dams are the safer sex tool no one gives a shit about, and why it’s time to start.
Business Lounge Is Your Fancy Pajama-esque Winter Aesthetic
Wearable blankets, anyone?
36-Year-Old Black Lesbian and 11-Year-Old Daughter Murdered in West Palm Beach
11-year-old Kyra Inglett and 36-year-old Kaladaa Crowell were murdered by the son of Kaladaa’s girlfriend, Robin Denson.
A+ Monday Roundtable: My Achy Breaky Heart
When did you know it was over?
2018 Golden Globes Winners: Oprah and the Simmering Rage of Women
There were two Golden Globes ceremonies last night. One where men went about their business as usual and blithely collected their awards for unremarkable films, and one coordinated by the Time’s Up Initiative.
Gym Class: A Beginner’s Guide to Gym Workouts
This Gym Class will help you get comfortable at your local fitness center. Read on for information on weight machines, free weights, bodyweight work, and combining all three in a workout tailored just for you.
Steven Universe’s Stevonnie Is Bringing Non-Binary Representation to TV in a Brand New Way
Just like it celebrated lesbian love story with Ruby and Sapphire forming Garnet, Steven Universe is once again using a fusion to explore queer identities and, more revolutionarily, to celebrate them.
Amilyn Holdo and Leia Organa Were Dating in “The Last Jedi” and You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise
I love my gay space moms!
Black Lesbian Kerrice Lewis, 23, Shot and Burned Alive in Washington DC
23-year-old Kerrice Lewis of Washington DC was a “free spirit” who was “full of life” and then on December 28th she was the victim of a horrifying murder.
Sunday Funday is Choppin’ Cilantro with 42 Fearless LGBTQ Texans
A record number of LGBTQ Texans running for office, Nafessa Williams as Thunder in Black Lightning (swoon), America’s first lesbian mag herstory lesson, first trans woman in British Vogue suffragette spread, and choppin’ a whole hell of a lot of cilantro.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Into Safe Sexting
How to practice safe sexting, how to handle a toxic person, learning a new approach to empathy, the ways online dating leads to stronger bonds and more.
Some Things: Definitely Not Resolutions
These aren’t resolutions.
Femme Brûlée: Chocolate Turtle Mug Cake
This cake is convenient for an unexpected snow day when you’ve only got a few ingredients available and want to indulge a chocolate craving.
Things I Read That I Love #254: For That Secret Knowledge Of Which Dykes To Watch Out For
Topics include Missy Elliot, donuts, sexual harassment at the Ford plant, Valerie Solanas, Silicon Valley orgies, murder, “clean eating,” paper and so much more!
28 Autostraddle Stories That Were Honestly Really Good in 2017
Did you read these 28 posts in 2017? Because if not, you should really fix that right away!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Bullet Journals & Passion Planners & Organization, Oh My!
It’s a brand new year and you know what that means – BRAND NEW PLANNERS!
The Comment Awards Made It Through The Garbage Fire Somehow
“Is being #teamjughead going to be like being obsessed with Devon Sawa for the next generation of pre-out lesbians?”